Jupiter woman charged with hitting boyfriend with a skateboard

JUPITER — A 45-year-old Jupiter woman was arrested last week after she allegedly attacked a man with a skateboard during an argument.

Police responded Friday morning to a home on Banyan Circle after Patricia Ann Jablonski called to report that her boyfriend had hit her. However, further investigation showed that Jablonski was the primary aggressor, according to a probable-cause arrest affidavit made public Monday.

Officers arrived and met a 44-year-old man while Jablonski remained inside. Jablonksi reportedly told officers her boyfriend attacked her when she told him she was ending their relationship. She alleged that the man tried to strangle her several times and that he punched her in the face.

However, the man told police the argument started when he threatened to throw Jablonski’s belongings outside if she went to an area of town known for drug activity. During the argument, Jablonski allegedly pulled a decorative skateboard off a wall and hit her boyfriend with it. The skateboard still had a nail sticking out of it and caused a puncture wound to the man’s back, the affidavit said.

An officer reportedly observed marks on the man’s back and a puncture wound that was consistent with being hit by a nail.

The man said he only reacted to defend himself. Jablonski told deputies she scratched and clawed the man’s back in self-defense. She could not explain when an officer noted that her account did not match the man’s injuries, the affidavit said.

She was arrested Friday on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. She was released from the Palm Beach County Jail Saturday under court-ordered supervision.